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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

NBC Greenlights Sniper Miniseries

NBC has greenlighted production of a miniseries focusing on a sniper, according to an exclusive report by Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva. The six-hour mini, “The Reaper,” is based on the book “The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops…

Breaking News: Harrison Ford Injured As Plane He Was Piloting Crashes into Golf Course Next to Santa Monica Airport

“Actor Harrison Ford was injured Thursday when a vintage [single engine] World War II training plane he was piloting crash landed on a Mar Vista, California, golf course,” NBC News reports. The story continues, “The actor, who was conscious and…

Viacom Shakes Up Ad Sales Unit

Media giant Viacom has shaken things up among the executive ranks of its advertising sales unit, putting Jeff Lucas in charge of a consolidated group, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people who are familiar with the situation. “Mr. Lucas,…

Will CNN Give Advertisers a New Venue in the News?

A high-ranking advertising executive at CNN says the cable channel is open to allowing advertisers to place a logo on the news ticker that scrolls across the bottom of the screen, Variety reports. Katrina Cukaj, executive VP of ad sales…

Broadcast Season’s Breakout Hit Continues to Grow

A freshman show that has been declared the breakout hit of the broadcast season continues to build on its ratings momentum. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Fox drama “Empire” topped the Wednesday night ratings, expanding on its total…

Fox and AT&T in a Beef Over Sports Programming

Customers of AT&T’s U-Verse service stand to lose out on certain sports programs as AT&T and Fox wage a dispute over carriage, B&C reports. Certain auto racing, college basketball and golf events are at stake in the corporate feud. “According…

HBO Sets Up Project Based on Shocking Murder Case

HBO is moving forward with a project centered on a shocking murder case. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that HBO Films is developing “Preserve, Protect, and Defend,” based on the story of a former Texas Justice of the Peace…

Popular ‘Bachelor’ Personality Heads to ‘Dancing With the Stars’

A reality star from ABC’s “The Bachelor” is going “Dancing with the Stars.” TV Guide reports that 33-year-old Chris Soules, who’s at the center of the current 19th season of “The Bachelor,” is joining the cast of season 20 of…

Three of the Four Main ‘Seinfeld’ Cast Members Reunite

Almost 17 years after the long-running NBC comedy “Seinfeld” went off the air, three of the show’s main cast members — Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards — reunited Wednesday at a charity event in L.A. The New York…

TV News Crew Attacked

A news crew from a local television station was reportedly attacked Wednesday while covering a story in the skid row area of downtown Los Angeles. Deadline.com reports that the attack on a cameraman for Fox O&O KTTV led to a…